Bannister, Gay Jerinl (Christensen) (1933 - 2020)

BANNISTER, CHRISTENSEN, HANSEN, AQUIRRE, SCHWENNEKER, COOK, KIDDER, LARSEN, TALBOT, LARSEN, BARTON, WASKE, MCKERCHER, BATTERSHELL, HANSEN, STOLPHER

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 12/15/2020 at 12:24:22

Name of deceased: Gay Jerinl Bannister (nee Christensen)

Aged: 86 yrs, 11 mo, 25 days

Residence: Heritage House Assisted Living, Atlantic, Cass County, IA

Born: Nov. 28, 1933; Audubon County, IA

Died: Nov. 22, 2020; Cass County Memorial Hospital, Atlantic, Cass County, IA

Funeral services: Private graveside services: Arlington Heights Cemetery, Audubon, IA

Survived by: Daughters, Tami (spouse, Louie) Aquirre of Arlington, TX, Shelly (spouse, Tom) Schwenneker of Atlantic, IA, Angie (spouse, Donnie) Cook of Atlantic, IA, and Jane (spouse, Andy) Kidder of Council Bluffs, IA; grandchildren, Josh (spouse, Tawnya) Larsen of Audubon, IA, Jess (spouse, Colin) Talbot, Jordan (spouse, Sydney) Larsen and Jodi (spouse, Donald) Barton, all of Fort Worth, TX, Dalton Cook (spouse, Jordan), Mariah Cook and Derek Cook (spouse, Kennedy), all of Atlantic, IA, Elizabeth Kidder and Jordan Kidder, both of Council Bluffs, IA and Amanda (spouse, Josh) Waske of Mount Ayr, IA; great-grandchildren, Leah and Sam Larsen of Harlan, IA, Evan, Ayva and Brayden Larsen of Audubon, IA, Jake, Sophia and Charlotte Barton of Arlington, TX, Cora Cook of Atlantic, IA and Jessie, Ella and Emrie Waske of Mount Ayr, IA; nieces, Marletta (spouse, Ted) McKercher and Patty (spouse, Steve) Battershell; nephews, Don (spouse, Nancy) Christensen, Paul (spouse, Julie) Christensen and Kent (spouse, Sue) Christensen; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Arnold Carl and Anna Madelene (nee Hansen) Christensen; sister, Arlene Christensen; brother, Glee (and spouse, Elaine); grandson, Jared Cook; cousins, Barney (and spouse, Betty) Christensen and LaVerla (and spouse, Don) Stolpher; niece, Donna Jacobsen

Education: Attended school in Audubon County, IA, and graduated from Audubon High School, Class of 1953

Religious affiliation: Baptized and confirmed at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Audubon, IA; she remained a member there

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Robert Bannister; Feb. 6, 1956; location not provided. They later divorced.

Employment: Was employed as a bookkeeper after completing high school. She also was employed by the Atlantic Wholesale Grocery Company, Atlantic, IA, the Federal Crop Insurance Corp, Atlantic, IA and for CDS Global, Harlan, IA, doing data entry. She retired in 1998.

Hobbies/Interests: Playing bingo; playing cards

Sources: hockenberryfamilycare.com; Ancestry.com, U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969